SHOT Spirits Corporation and Beverage Pouch Group are pioneers in the single serve Ready to Drink alcohol category. Founded in 2003, SHOT Spirits has their corporate headquarters in Irvine, California. They and Beverage Pouch Group have more than 50 years of combined expertise in alcohol distilling, distribution and field marketing, retail placement, promotion and consumer trial and adoption.

SHOT Spirits Corporation has an investment and technical agreement for 15 percent in The Beverage Pouch Group LLC (BPG). The Beverage Pouch Group LLC is a member of the PPi Technologies Global Group of companies. The PPi Technologies Global Group offers StandUp pouch and tray machinery solutions including consumables and end-of-line equipment. The PPi Technologies Global Group through their PouchPac™ Innovations LLC division has several joint and individual patents. The Beverage Pouch Group offers through ShotPaQ® the ShotPak® Brand of ready-to-drink shots without the glass. They sell spirits and cocktails in a patented

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StemCells Inc. (Nasdaq: STEM) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of cell-based therapeutics to treat diseases of the central nervous system and liver. Though controversial to many people, cell-based discoveries are important in medical and scientific advances.

The company’s HuCNS-SC product candidate (purified human neutral stem cells) is undergoing clinical trials to treat retinal and spinal cord damage and will soon be showcased to neuroscientists around the globe. StemCells today announced it will present the results of its retinal degeneration and spinal cord injury research program at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting later this month in Washington, D.C.

As the world’s largest organization centered on advances in understanding the brain and nervous system, The Society for Neuroscience has established this annual meeting to allow neuroscientists all around the world to present, observe and discuss scientific breakthroughs, technology and advances. StemCells has established an ongoing

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Fisker Automotive, Inc. is an American premium car company with a cutting edge. Fisker cars use technology created by Quantum Technologies (QTWW) to achieve the world’s first true luxury plug-in hybrid sports car – The Fisker Karma.

Quantum designs and manufactures state-of-the-art clean propulsion technologies, fuel and energy storage technologies and services including propulsion systems for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicles, compressed natural gas vehicles, liquid petroleum vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.

Yesterday, Fisker announced that they will be aiding in the rehabilitation of the Michigan automotive industry by opening a 34,000 square foot facility in Pontiac, Michigan. The plant will house up to 200 engineers and designers whose primary goal will be to produce the Fisker Karma vehicle. The company’s main headquarters in Irvine, California will not be affected.

The Fisker Karma, with its proprietary Q-DRIVE powertrain developed by Quantum Technologies, will have the

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Fixed Income ArbitrageFixed Income Arbitrage Investment StrategyFixed income arbitrage strategies exploit pricing differentials between fixed income securities. Some of the most famous fixed income arbitrageurs were the principals of Long Term Capital Management, the hedge fund that returned annualized returns of over 40% in its first years. However, in 1998, when some of its bets moved against it, the fund had to be rescued by prominent Wall Street firms with a $3.5 billion package orchestrated by the Fed.Some of the most widely used fixed income arbitrage strategies are swap-spread arbitrage, yield curve arbitrage, volatility arbitrage and capital structure arbitrage, all of which try to exploit perceived mispricing among one or more fixed income instruments.Swap-spread arbitrage is a bet on the direction of swap rates, Libor, treasury coupon rates and repo rates. ...

Carbo Ceramics, Inc. (CRR) continues to benefit from elevated energy prices. The company's second-quarter results were excellent, analyst estimates are up once again, and its stock price has been rallying for most of the year.

Carbo Ceramics engages in the production of ceramic components used in natural gas and oil wells. The company was founded in 1987, has a market cap of $1.30 billion and is headquartered in Irvine, Texas.

Second-Quarter Results

With crude prices remaining at elevated levels, oil services companies continue to experience strong demand for their products and services. This dynamic was evident when Carbo reported impressive second-quarter results on Aug 5.

Revenue was up 32% from last year to $103 million. Net income totaled $13.5 million, producing earnings of 55 cents per share, ahead of analyst estimates by 4 cents.

It was the fourth time in four quarters that

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Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (SUNH) reported another solid quarter in early August in which its income was up big from last year. Analysts have revised their estimates upward within the last 30 days, and shares have rallied accordingly, recently hitting a new 26-week high.

Sun Healthcare Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides long-term, sub-acute specialty healthcare services to seniors in the United States. The company was founded in 1989, has a market cap. of $744 million and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Industry Trend

As a large portion of our nations's population ages and transition into their golden years, it has triggered strong demand for healthcare services. This has enabled company's like Sun Healthcare to drives sales and grow profits. This dynamic was evident when the company reported strong second-quarter results on august 6.

Second-Quarter Results

Revenue was up 5.6% from last year

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DigitalPost Interactive, Inc. (DGLP.OB), a company focused on building advanced consumer and B2B digital media sharing web platforms, is pleased to announce its second quarter 2008 financial results. The proprietary platforms can be customized and adapted to give clients the power to offer re-branded and subscription-based products at a reasonable cost. The flexible platforms are designed with efficient and easy deployment in mind, and allow users to store and share years of digital media in one convenient place.

DigitalPost, based in Irvine, California, recognized $144,200 in revenue for the second quarter 2008, a 438% increase when compared to $26,800 for the same period last year. The company also recognized a 401% increase in the revenue for the six-month period ending on June 30. For 2008, the results were reported at $156,500, while $39,000 was reported in 2007.

The company tightened its belt and pursued methods aimed at reducing operating costs.

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